ARLINGTON -- Taco Charlton stood at his locker Saturday night wearing a gold chain with a custom four-inch taco charm on the end. The studded piece had the word "Supreme" written across the front. Charlton's Twitter handle is @TheSupremeTaco.

The second-year pass rusher was in a good mood, answering questions about everything from the noticeable charm he had made a couple months ago to the sack he recorded a little earlier in the night. It was the team's first of the preseason.

"I'm comfortable out there," Charlton said. "I feel almost a sense of belonging. When I'm out there I feel like I can make any play. It's something that took me a little bit last year to learn and get a grasp of, but now I go out there and feel like I can make a play against anybody, I can play against anybody and be productive."

Charlton made several nice plays Saturday in roughly three quarters of play. He forced a fumble after chasing down Bengals starting wide receiver Tyler Boyd. He then sacked backup quarterback Jeff Driskel for a 9-yard loss early in the third quarter. Later in the third he stopped running back Tra Carson at the line of scrimmage for no gain.

"Today was a solid day," Charlton said. "I could have had a couple more sacks out there. I was real close, so I'm not happy all the way."

Charlton, who continues to work with the second-team at left end, had one pass deflection and one quarterback hit in the preseason opener. He finished his rookie season with 19 tackles and three sacks in 16 games.

He’s expected to get a significant amount of snaps this season playing behind DeMarcus Lawrence and Tyrone Crawford in Rod Marinelli’s defensive line rotation.

“Taco is much, much improved,” Cowboys vice president of player personnel Will McClay said last week. “He’s matured mentally and physically. He’s so much stronger now. He’s working to finish. He’s bought into the Marinelli way of doing things and understanding that it helps. The push he’s getting from Tyrone Crawford and from D-Law is helping him grow too.”